A little confused at Soleil's salute, her cheerful attitude nevertheless started to work on the courier as she'd hoped and Tal gave her a tentative salute back. Her humming was oddly soothing - and definitely not because he was used to Sah doing something similar when they were working together. Between the wolf-girl's sunny disposition and Alys's comforting and comfortable presence at his side, he actually began to relax and enjoy the work!
Tal wasn't lying about the building looking worse than it actually was. Once the team started shifting things out, it quickly began to look salvageable. Alys's plan to clear the small stuff out of the way first turned out to be just what they needed, the Seer making a path so Tal and Sol could drag or team-lift heavier items, and the pre-sorting making for lighter work later.
But of course, nothing ever goes exactly to plan, does it?
They were down to the last broken bits and bobs when Soleil uncovered the next set of problems as she went to shift a large painting that had fallen off the mantelpiece, partially blocking the hearth. The picture saved her from the initial explosion of angry feathers as an aggressive ningo flapped, fluttered, and squawked at her, beating its pudgy wings to gain some air so it could dive bomb her head!
Alys and Tal fared a little better as they were coming back in from their last load. They were treated to the sight of two more ningo scampering around the newly-cleared floor, clucking in dismay and confusion at how drastically things had changed. Two nests with a handful of eggs were tucked into the hearth among the cold ashes.
Round 2! Mo' ningos, mo' problems
- Get rid of the ningos!
- Clean their nests and eggs out of the hearth.
No posting order, and feel free to double up on ningo duty! Boreal will 'help' as needed.
Tal wasn't lying about the building looking worse than it actually was. Once the team started shifting things out, it quickly began to look salvageable. Alys's plan to clear the small stuff out of the way first turned out to be just what they needed, the Seer making a path so Tal and Sol could drag or team-lift heavier items, and the pre-sorting making for lighter work later.
But of course, nothing ever goes exactly to plan, does it?
They were down to the last broken bits and bobs when Soleil uncovered the next set of problems as she went to shift a large painting that had fallen off the mantelpiece, partially blocking the hearth. The picture saved her from the initial explosion of angry feathers as an aggressive ningo flapped, fluttered, and squawked at her, beating its pudgy wings to gain some air so it could dive bomb her head!
Alys and Tal fared a little better as they were coming back in from their last load. They were treated to the sight of two more ningo scampering around the newly-cleared floor, clucking in dismay and confusion at how drastically things had changed. Two nests with a handful of eggs were tucked into the hearth among the cold ashes.
Round 2! Mo' ningos, mo' problems
- Get rid of the ningos!
- Clean their nests and eggs out of the hearth.
No posting order, and feel free to double up on ningo duty! Boreal will 'help' as needed.
